09:57 TONGDA GROUP<00698> - Announcement (4) "Purchaser" Hublink International Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability and wholly and beneficially owned by Mr. Li Ching Chung. To the best of the Directors's knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiry, Hublink International Limited and its beneficial owner are not connected persons of the Company as defined under the Listing Rules "PRC" the People's Republic of China, which for the purpose of this announcement, shall exclude Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan "Sale Capital" HK$8,000,000, representing 100% of the entire registered capital of Tong Da Metals "Sale Loan" the full amount of the Shareholder's Loan as at the date of the Agreement "Shareholder(s)" holder(s) of share(s) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company "Shareholder's Loan" the interest free shareholder's loan of HK$42,984,645 as at the date of the Agreement, owing by Tong Da Metals to the Vendor from time to time "Stock Exchange" The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited "Tong Da Metals" (Tong Da Metals Co., Ltd., Shishi City, Fujian), a wholly foreign-owned enterprise established under the laws of the PRC with limited liability and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company "Vendor" Tong Da General Holdings (H.K.) Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability and is indirectly wholly-owned by the Company "HK$" Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong "RMB" Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC "%" per cent. Unless otherwise specified, the Renminbi amounts shown in this announcement have been translated into Hong Kong dollars at an exchange rate of HK$1.00=RMB1.06. Such translation should not be construed as a representation that the RMB amounts have been, could have been or could be converted into HK$, as the case may be, at this or any other rates or at all. By Order of the Board Tongda Group Holdings Limited Wang Ya Nan Chairman As at the date of this announcement, the board of Directors comprises the following members: Executive Directors Wang Ya Nan (Chairman) Wang Ya Hua (Vice Chairman) Wong Ah Yu Wong Ah Yeung Choi Wai Sang Independent non-executive Directors Wong Kong Hon Ting Leung Huel, Stephen Cheung Wah Fung Christopher Hong Kong, 24 May 2005